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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01758 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0049] December 1782 |
Title | Jeremiah Olney to Henry Knox on the army's petition to Congress |
Date | 22 December 1782 |
Author | Olney, Jeremiah (1749-1812) |
Recipient | Knox, Henry |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | Written by Colonel Olney of the Rhode Island Regiment to Major General Knox. References Knox's letter of 12 December on the petition of the army on pensions to Congress. Says he has told his regiment about it and that it meets their approval. The Rhode Island regiment's part of the expenses for the committee to travel to Congress is 37 dollars. Asks Knox to take the money out of a warrant from the paymaster owed to the regiment and to hold on to the surplus. Asks to be kept informed of events. |
Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Soldier's Pay Petition Continental Congress Congress Travel Newburgh Conspiracy Finance Pension |
People | Olney, Jeremiah (1749-1812) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
Place written | Saratoga, New York |
Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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